Back-lighted clipboard with storage container

Abstract

A back-lighted clipboard having a transparent writing surface, a light assembly, and power supplies held removably in place on a document storage container by a retaining clip. The writing surface is lighted from below from the light assembly which projects light into the storage container. The clipboard can be easily assembled for use and easily disassembled for storage or repair.

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BACKGROUND OF INVENTION1. Field of the InventionThis invention relates to clipboards generally and, more particularly, to a clipboard having a storage container and a transparent surface lighted from beneath.2. Technical BackgroundClipboards are well known, including those that have storage and / or lighting. Lighted clipboards are useful at night, or in poor ambient light, and storage containers are useful for holding fresh paper and completed documents. Lighted clipboards need to be lighted from above the writing surface to provide adequate light but are not practical for portable use. Lights located on the writing surface of a clipboard may not provide adequate light over the entire writing surface. An alternate approach is to provide light from beneath a transparent writing surface. Existing devices that function in this manner are relatively complex and require the lights to be imbedded in the writing surface or in an illuminated sheet.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe clipboard of the...

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Benefits of technology

An advantage of the present invention is that it provides a removable light assembly, power source, and transparent writing surface held in place on the upper end of the document container by a clip.

is that it provides a removable light assembly, power source, and transparent writing surface held in place on the upper end of the document container by a clip.

Another advantage of the present invention is that light projects uniformly from beneath the writing surface.

Another advantage of the present invention is that said retaining clip also retains writing paper and documents removably on the writing surface.

Another advantage of the present invention is that the writing surface can still be illuminated even if the document container is up to two-thirds full.

Another advantage of the present invention is that it can be constructed so that access to the document container can be from the lower end, side, or top of the document container, as desired.

Problems solved by technology

Lighted clipboards need to be lighted from above the writing surface to provide adequate light but are not practical for portable use.

Lights located on the writing surface of a clipboard may not provide adequate light over the entire writing surface.

Existing devices that function in this manner are relatively complex and require the lights to be imbedded in the writing surface or in an illuminated sheet.

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